How did I paint it? All I can do is show you what designs best pleased my plans for this very tiny Rocking Horse.Then try hard to remember what I did.
These are all reproduction pieces,but the way they look is a real Toy Type Style using I suppose in some cases unnatural colours. There are masses on Line!
Now because my horse was small I wanted to use big bold spots on it rather then small dots which would look like pin pricks in a piece of paper held up to the light. No I wanted big and bold spots which would signify a larger space ,then there was. An illusion to the eye,a trick to the mind.
I felt an off white main and tail would not work. So I was determined to have them matt black and that stylish strip across both legs was a must where I was concerned too.
I used acrylic paints. I undercoated the complete horse , and bottom rocker in a neat,un-watered down desert sand colour. Why? because I had some already squeezed out on my pallet ,and it served the purpose and thus avoided waste. Then using White with a tiny dot of yellow mixed into it,and watered down I painted the complete horse with this off white. It dried quick ,and then I painted the areas I wanted a matt black. Then adding a spot of black from that on my pallet.I added it to some of the off white,and created the grey. So I painted it onto the areas where the spots would go. Now Mrs B on seeing it,remarked you`ve painted it blue. I remembered I`d cleaned a brush that I had been using for blue, in the water,and there was a slight reaction when mixing the grey. Of course I could not see the colour,all I know is white & black makes grey. "Should I repaint it ? "I asked.__________" No it looks good," was the reply. Then I used what was left of the off white mix ,and added the spots.The Rocking Base had a coat of watered down desert sand,and that`s all I can recall on how I painted the tiny Rocking Horse. I left it over night. It was then varnished with my own mix .
This is what I thought would be the end result,but then I decided to dull it down. I believe the Toy Rocking Horse looks much better with the shine,so I might well polish him up later.Blucher was far to glossed up for a achieving a good photo shoot result , although of course as you see I did do one which I`m glad now I did.
Thank you all for your comments, and interest. BB
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